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Connecticut Plants
Sweet Pepperbush (Summersweet)
Clethra alnifolia
The flowers of this shrub have a sweet-spicy fragrance.
- Family: clethra (Clethraceae)
- Habitat: wet, sandy soil in swamps and woods
- Height: 3-10 feet
- Flower size: 1/4 inch across, in clusters 2-3 inches high
- Flower color: white
- Flowering time: July to September
- Origin: native
